This Matters

Hitting the snowy campaign trail


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Guest: Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie

After months of speculation, Premier Doug Ford finally called an election, sending voters to the polls more than a year ahead of schedule. Robert Benzie discusses Ford’s stated rationale for the campaign, and also unpacks the reasons behind the months of groundwork that prepared for this early election. Tax rebate cheques are hitting mailboxes, beer is on sale in corner stores, and the results of the Greenbelt police investigation are still likely months away.

On Ford’s side, the polls and electoral conditions seem favourable now. On the other side, on key issues of housing, health care and transit, it’s hard for him to make the argument he’s “gotten it done.” Here’s what the Toronto Star team has seen during the first week of the campaign.

PLUS: The potential rewards and substantial risks of making Trump a central figure in the campaign.  

This episode was produced by Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Paolo Marques and Ed Keenan.

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